Cat Costume

Catwoman Costumes

If you are looking for a sexy Halloween costume that will show off your physique and impress the guys, then a catwoman costume might be perfect for you! It's no easy task to follow in the footsteps of the most recent Catwoman, Halle Berry, but we think you'll still impress both your geek and fraternity friends when you don this comic book femme fatale's outfit.

If you are going to pull off the character transformation, you've got to at least have a base of knowledge about the Cat Woman in case someone decides to trap you into a discussion of Batman. So we've put together a brief history of the Catwoman Comic Book Series for those considering a catwoman costume.

In the Spring of 1940, Batman #1 introduces one of the greatest comic book villains of all time: Catwoman. A masked burglar carrying a whip and stealing high dollar items, Catwoman was a femme fatale that served both as Batmans romantic interest and to antagonize him. When not a burglar and jewel thief, Catwoman was socialite Selina Kyle.

A complex character, Catwoman appeared both as a criminal and, at some points, as Batman's ally in fighting crime. Catwoman's story depends on the era and comic book series, as in some she married Bruce Wayne, while in others she committed murder.

The backstory of how Selina Kyle became Catwoman has also evolved and changed over time depending on the series and the writers. At one time, she was believed to be a flight attendant who turned to a life of crime after amnesia, but later this was revealed as a lie. In another version, she became a thief after she enjoyed stealing her own jewelry from her abusive husband, who she was leaving. In another tale, Kyle was a prostitute that loved cats and turned to a life as a cat burglar after seeing Batman in action.

Since the 1940s, Catwoman has become a popular comic book character and was seen repeatedly throughout the Batman comic book series. Although prevalent in the Batman comic books, Catwoman did not star in her own comic book series until 1993. In 2004, Catwoman received her own motion picture, though it wasn't really based on the comic book character. In the movie, Halle Berry portrayed Patience Phillips who becomes Catwoman.

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If you aren't convinced that a cat woman costume is right for you, then you should also look at our selection of other adult cat costumes before making up your mind. You don't have to create a separate comic book character persona to dress up in a sexy cat costume, after all.